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WCH Canada vs USA Recap: Bad Blood

Team Canada beats the USA in a penalty filled game that was anything but friendly.

If there was any doubt at all lingering in anyone’s minds as to whether these players are taking the tournament seriously, I think they can all be put to rest. These supposed “friendlies” have been anything but, with superstars throwing themselves down to block shots or racing to negate icings, and the rivalry between Canada and the USA already boiling right out of the gate.

After the smash-fest that was the first Canada-USA match-up, Tortorella put up the aggressive Abdelkader-Kesler-Oshie line to start the game.